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for more information please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw PRINTED IN TAIWAN VeritonM670G/M670/ S670G/S670 Service Guide Service guide files and updates are available on the AIPG/CSD web;
for more information please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw PRINTED IN TAIWAN VeritonM670G/M670/ S670G/S670 Service Guide Service guide files and updates are available on the AIPG/CSD web;
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Date Chapter Updates II Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on VeritonM670G/M670/ S670G/S670 service guide.
Date Chapter Updates II Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on VeritonM670G/M670/ S670G/S670 service guide.
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...No part of this guide is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks of Acer Corporation. Copyright Copyright © 2008 by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without notice.... All rights reserved. Any Acer Incorporated software described in any form or by Acer Incorporated. Should the programs prove defective following their respective holders. Pentium 4 and Celeron are trademarks and/or ...
...No part of this guide is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks of Acer Corporation. Copyright Copyright © 2008 by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without notice.... All rights reserved. Any Acer Incorporated software described in any form or by Acer Incorporated. Should the programs prove defective following their respective holders. Pentium 4 and Celeron are trademarks and/or ...
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CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. IMPORTANT Remind you to any damage that appear on screen. MESSAGES NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the accomplishment of procedures. Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN Denotes actual messages that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. IV WARNING Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to the current topic.
CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. IMPORTANT Remind you to any damage that appear on screen. MESSAGES NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the accomplishment of procedures. Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN Denotes actual messages that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. IV WARNING Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to the current topic.
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... WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you with all technical information relating to extend the functionality of a machine (e.g. add-on your Acer office may have decided to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for Acer's "global" product offering. In such cases, please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel/channel to provide you should... made, it will NOT be noted in the FRU list of customer machines. To better fit local market requirements and enhance product competitiveness, your regional Acer office to those given in the printed Service Guide.
... WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you with all technical information relating to extend the functionality of a machine (e.g. add-on your Acer office may have decided to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for Acer's "global" product offering. In such cases, please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel/channel to provide you should... made, it will NOT be noted in the FRU list of customer machines. To better fit local market requirements and enhance product competitiveness, your regional Acer office to those given in the printed Service Guide.
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Chapter 1 System Specifications 1 Features...1 Main board Placement 6 Block Diagram...8 VeritonM670G/M670 Front Panel 9 VeritonM670G/M670 Rear Panel 10 VeritonS670G/S670 Front Panel 11 VeritonS670G/S670Rear Panel 12 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 13 Power ...32 Save & Exit Setup 33 Exit Without Saving 34 Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 35 General Information 36 Disassembly Procedure 37 VeritonM670G/M670/S670G/S670 Disassembly Procedure 38 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 52 Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Information 53 Jumper Setting 53 Chapter 6 FRU (Field ...
Chapter 1 System Specifications 1 Features...1 Main board Placement 6 Block Diagram...8 VeritonM670G/M670 Front Panel 9 VeritonM670G/M670 Rear Panel 10 VeritonS670G/S670 Front Panel 11 VeritonS670G/S670Rear Panel 12 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 13 Power ...32 Save & Exit Setup 33 Exit Without Saving 34 Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 35 General Information 36 Disassembly Procedure 37 VeritonM670G/M670/S670G/S670 Disassembly Procedure 38 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 52 Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Information 53 Jumper Setting 53 Chapter 6 FRU (Field ...
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PCI Slot Quantity: 2 FDD Slot Quantity: 1 Design Criteria: Should support 1.44MB/3 mode 3.5" Devices SATA Slot Type: SATA slot Slot Quantity: 6 Storage Type support: HDD/CD-ROM/CD-RW/DVD-ROM/DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD Dual/DVD SuperMulti Plus/ Audio Audio Type: HD audio codec Audio Channel: 7.1 channel Audio Controller /Codec: ALC888S HD codec 7.1 Connectors support: Rear 6 jack follow HD audio definition, example as below Audio jacks color coding: should meet Microsoft Windows Logo Program Device ...
PCI Slot Quantity: 2 FDD Slot Quantity: 1 Design Criteria: Should support 1.44MB/3 mode 3.5" Devices SATA Slot Type: SATA slot Slot Quantity: 6 Storage Type support: HDD/CD-ROM/CD-RW/DVD-ROM/DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD Dual/DVD SuperMulti Plus/ Audio Audio Type: HD audio codec Audio Channel: 7.1 channel Audio Controller /Codec: ALC888S HD codec 7.1 Connectors support: Rear 6 jack follow HD audio definition, example as below Audio jacks color coding: should meet Microsoft Windows Logo Program Device ...
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... Connector Pin: standard Intel FPIO pin definition Data transfer rate support: USB 2.0/1.1 BIOS BIOS Type: Phoenix Award or AMI Kernel with Acer skin Size: 32Mb Note: Boot ROM should be included (PXE function should be built in with default and RPL function is optional...
... Connector Pin: standard Intel FPIO pin definition Data transfer rate support: USB 2.0/1.1 BIOS BIOS Type: Phoenix Award or AMI Kernel with Acer skin Size: 32Mb Note: Boot ROM should be included (PXE function should be built in with default and RPL function is optional...
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... clear CMOS 1 on board buzzer 1 2pin OBR header 2 reserved 2pin GPIO connector Color management for on board connecter (pls refer to Acer spec) 4 1 DVI-D VGA port 1 RJ45 LAN port 6 USB ports 7.1 channel phone jack (6 audio jacks) On-board connectors 1 LGA 775 CPU...
... clear CMOS 1 on board buzzer 1 2pin OBR header 2 reserved 2pin GPIO connector Color management for on board connecter (pls refer to Acer spec) 4 1 DVI-D VGA port 1 RJ45 LAN port 6 USB ports 7.1 channel phone jack (6 audio jacks) On-board connectors 1 LGA 775 CPU...
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... supply Features for internal mounting tab Location of 4 external mounting holes Power Supply Electrical Design Feature 300W/250W in stable mode (Acer Assign System Power Unit) Design for Intel Broadwater/ICH8 series chipset compatible system Voltage design should be covered +5V, +3.3V, +12V, +5VSB, -12V...
... supply Features for internal mounting tab Location of 4 external mounting holes Power Supply Electrical Design Feature 300W/250W in stable mode (Acer Assign System Power Unit) Design for Intel Broadwater/ICH8 series chipset compatible system Voltage design should be covered +5V, +3.3V, +12V, +5VSB, -12V...
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VeritonM670G/ M670 Rear Panel Label 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Description Power card socket Voltage selector switch PS/2 keyboard connector DVI port USB 2.0 ports Audio connector Fan aperture Label 8 9 10 11 12 Description Printer connector PS/2 mouse connector Monitor connector LAN connector Lock Handle 10
VeritonM670G/ M670 Rear Panel Label 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Description Power card socket Voltage selector switch PS/2 keyboard connector DVI port USB 2.0 ports Audio connector Fan aperture Label 8 9 10 11 12 Description Printer connector PS/2 mouse connector Monitor connector LAN connector Lock Handle 10
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... Stop CPU Clock in Sleep State in BIOS Setup is set to Enabled.) BIOS Item BIOS code programmer Specification Phoenix Award or AMI Kernel with Acer skin BIOS version BIOS ROM type BIOS ROM size Support protocol Device Boot Support Support to LS-120 drive Support to BIOS boot block feature...
... Stop CPU Clock in Sleep State in BIOS Setup is set to Enabled.) BIOS Item BIOS code programmer Specification Phoenix Award or AMI Kernel with Acer skin BIOS version BIOS ROM type BIOS ROM size Support protocol Device Boot Support Support to LS-120 drive Support to BIOS boot block feature...
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Main Board Major Chips Item North Bridge South Bridge APG controller Super I/O controller Audio controller LAN controller HDD controller Keyboard controller Intel Q35 and Q33 Intel ICH9DO/ICH9 Specification Intel Q45 ITE 8718 HD audio codec ALC888S HD codec 7.1 (co-lay with LC888) Intel Boazman 82567LM PCI-E Giga LAN Intel ICH10DO Super I/O ITE 8720 Memory Combinations Slot Memory Slot 1 512MB, 1GB, 2GB Slot 2 512MB, 1GB, 2GB Maximum System Memory Supported Total Memory 512MB~2GB 512MB~2GB 512MB~8GB System Memory Item Memory slot number Support Memory size per socket Support ...
Main Board Major Chips Item North Bridge South Bridge APG controller Super I/O controller Audio controller LAN controller HDD controller Keyboard controller Intel Q35 and Q33 Intel ICH9DO/ICH9 Specification Intel Q45 ITE 8718 HD audio codec ALC888S HD codec 7.1 (co-lay with LC888) Intel Boazman 82567LM PCI-E Giga LAN Intel ICH10DO Super I/O ITE 8720 Memory Combinations Slot Memory Slot 1 512MB, 1GB, 2GB Slot 2 512MB, 1GB, 2GB Maximum System Memory Supported Total Memory 512MB~2GB 512MB~2GB 512MB~8GB System Memory Item Memory slot number Support Memory size per socket Support ...
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Audio Interface Item Audio controller Audio controller type Audio channel Audio function control Mono or stereo Compatibility Music synthesizer Sampling rate MPU-401 UART support Microphone jack Headphone jack SATA Interface Item SATA controller SATA controller resident bus Number of SATA channel Support bootable CD-ROM Specification Intel ICH9DO/ICH9 ALC888S codec 7.1 Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Stereo Sound Blaster Pro/16 compatible Mixed digital and analog high performance chip Enhanced stereo full duplex operation High performance audio accelerator and AC'97 support Full native DOS games...
Audio Interface Item Audio controller Audio controller type Audio channel Audio function control Mono or stereo Compatibility Music synthesizer Sampling rate MPU-401 UART support Microphone jack Headphone jack SATA Interface Item SATA controller SATA controller resident bus Number of SATA channel Support bootable CD-ROM Specification Intel ICH9DO/ICH9 ALC888S codec 7.1 Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Stereo Sound Blaster Pro/16 compatible Mixed digital and analog high performance chip Enhanced stereo full duplex operation High performance audio accelerator and AC'97 support Full native DOS games...
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Floppy disk drive Interface Item Specification Floppy disk drive controller Super I/O ITE 8720 Floppy disk drive controller resident bus ISA bus Support FDD format 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, 2.88MB USB Port Item Universal HCI USB Class USB Connectors Quantity Specification USB 2.0/1.1 Support legacy keyboard for legacy mode 4 ports for front daughter board 4 ports for rear I/O 2 ports for internal card reader. Environmental Requirements Item Temperature Operating Non-operating Humidity Operating Non-operating Vibration Operating (unpacked) Specification +5°C ~ +35°C -20...
Floppy disk drive Interface Item Specification Floppy disk drive controller Super I/O ITE 8720 Floppy disk drive controller resident bus ISA bus Support FDD format 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, 2.88MB USB Port Item Universal HCI USB Class USB Connectors Quantity Specification USB 2.0/1.1 Support legacy keyboard for legacy mode 4 ports for front daughter board 4 ports for rear I/O 2 ports for internal card reader. Environmental Requirements Item Temperature Operating Non-operating Humidity Operating Non-operating Vibration Operating (unpacked) Specification +5°C ~ +35°C -20...
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Power Management Devices Power Button USB Keyboard/Mouse PME RCT WOR S1 V V Disabled Disabled Disabled S3 V V Disabled Disabled Disabled S4 V N/A Disabled Disabled Disabled S5 V N/A Disabled Disabled Disabled Devices wake up from S3 should be less than Devices wake up from S5 should be less than 10 seconds 17
Power Management Devices Power Button USB Keyboard/Mouse PME RCT WOR S1 V V Disabled Disabled Disabled S3 V V Disabled Disabled Disabled S4 V N/A Disabled Disabled Disabled S5 V N/A Disabled Disabled Disabled Devices wake up from S3 should be less than Devices wake up from S5 should be less than 10 seconds 17
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NOTE: If you have saved all open files. Before you run Setup when starting the computer unless you exit Setup. 19 In this case, the system cannot retain configuration values in CMOS. The Setup program loads configuration values into the battery-backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM. This memory area is no need to run Setup, make sure that you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages, the battery may be bad/flat. The system reboots immediately after you get a Run Setup message. Chapter 2 System Utilities The manufacturer or the dealer already configures most systems. There ...
NOTE: If you have saved all open files. Before you run Setup when starting the computer unless you exit Setup. 19 In this case, the system cannot retain configuration values in CMOS. The Setup program loads configuration values into the battery-backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM. This memory area is no need to run Setup, make sure that you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages, the battery may be bad/flat. The system reboots immediately after you get a Run Setup message. Chapter 2 System Utilities The manufacturer or the dealer already configures most systems. There ...
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NOTE: If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system by simultaneously pressing [Ctrl+ Alt+ Delete]. The Setup Utility main menu then appears: 20 When the message of [Delete] to enter the setup menu. You may also restart the system by turning it OFF and On. Entering Setup Power on the screen, press the key of "Press DEL to enter SETUP" appears on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process.
NOTE: If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system by simultaneously pressing [Ctrl+ Alt+ Delete]. The Setup Utility main menu then appears: 20 When the message of [Delete] to enter the setup menu. You may also restart the system by turning it OFF and On. Entering Setup Power on the screen, press the key of "Press DEL to enter SETUP" appears on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process.
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The items in the main menu are explained below: Parameter Production Information Standard CMOS Features Advance BIOS Features Advance Chipset Features Description This page shows the relevant information of Green function features This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature, voltage, and fan speed This setup page is the System Frequency/Voltage setup BIOS Security Features Change, set or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the System Load Optimized Defaults Save & Exit Setup Load Optimized Settings Default Settings indicates the value of the system parameters ...
The items in the main menu are explained below: Parameter Production Information Standard CMOS Features Advance BIOS Features Advance Chipset Features Description This page shows the relevant information of Green function features This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature, voltage, and fan speed This setup page is the System Frequency/Voltage setup BIOS Security Features Change, set or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the System Load Optimized Defaults Save & Exit Setup Load Optimized Settings Default Settings indicates the value of the system parameters ...
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This information is necessary for troubleshooting (maybe required when asking for the system This item lists the product name This item lists the system BIOS version This item lists the system serial number This item lists the system BIOS version This item lists the BIOS release date 22 The following table describes the parameters found in this menu: Parameter Processor Type Processor Speed System Memory Product Name Product Name System Serial Number System BIOS Version BIOS Release Date Description This item lists the product processor model This item lists the processor frequency ...
This information is necessary for troubleshooting (maybe required when asking for the system This item lists the product name This item lists the system BIOS version This item lists the system serial number This item lists the system BIOS version This item lists the BIOS release date 22 The following table describes the parameters found in this menu: Parameter Processor Type Processor Speed System Memory Product Name Product Name System Serial Number System BIOS Version BIOS Release Date Description This item lists the product processor model This item lists the processor frequency ...